In the pink, back from the brink, time to think
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The areas of the whole triangle and the inscribed circle are obviously not equal.
The areas differ by 6266.205638 square centimeters.
The triangle is a 30°- 60° – 90° triangle.
Find the area A of the circle.
First correct answer arriving at [email protected] [2] wins a Tucker’s gift card.
Last week’s winner [3] was John Lovato, with A = 1/4, B = -4, and C = 32.
Answer to the April 25 puzzle [4] was L = 205.34515 centimeters.
Jeff Smith is a former Math teacher and a retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander. Reach him at [email protected] [2].